Luke indicated that this rule of Jesus would be over the whole house of Jacob (καὶ βασιλεύσει ἐπὶ τὸν οἶκον Ἰακὼβ) forever (εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας). No longer would it just be Judah or Judea, but all the tribes of Israel, or the sons of Jacob, would be reunited. This sounds like a political and religious unification of Israel. However, there would be no end to his kingdom (καὶ τῆς βασιλείας αὐτοῦ οὐκ ἔσται τέλος), since this was not a temporary rule, but an eternal one. The house of Israel would be united under Jesus forever. It did not exactly work out that way.